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Should I Act Like My Future Self?

"Don't act like the person you used to be. Act like the person you're going to become." Ryan Serhant says that mental shift alone will carry you forward, because the world is attracted to confidence and competence. Be competent while being humbly confident, and people will give you the things you want and the things you ask for. You will do more business, and you will be happier.

The choice is the same as sitting where you can look left and see rain and clouds, or look right and see sunshine. You have to pick every day. The approach worked. He did that TV show for 10 years, then three spinoff shows, and now there is a Netflix show. He started a company. He wakes up, follows his calendar, and goes from there.

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How to Get People to Say Yes | Ryan Serhant ·

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

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  1. Why Does Ryan Serhant Act Like His Future Self?On the show, fake it till you make it implies lying, and lying is the worst thing for an independent contractor, an entrepreneur, or anyone who has had to sell.
  2. Why Did Ryan Serhant Leave His Own Showing?Ryan Serhant left the people booked for his next showing in the apartment because people want what they cannot have.
  3. How Did Ryan Serhant Shrink His Meetings?Ryan Serhant wakes up and writes that he is the CEO of his own bank of time. He has a thousand fresh dollars and has to use them wisely.
  4. How Does Ryan Serhant Sell the Dream First?On the show, the first move is the two Cs: find something in common and give a compliment. The goal is to disarm the other person.
  5. Why Does Ryan Serhant Let the Other Side Win?On the show, ego kills more deals than anything. It kills more careers and more relationships too.
  6. Why Did Ryan Serhant Split His Day in 2013?Ryan Serhant split the workday in 2013 into building the brand, expanding the business, sales, and doing the work.
  7. How Did Ryan Serhant Turn YouTube Tours Into Building Deals?Ryan Serhant says the most valuable asset in any business is distribution.
  8. Why Does Ryan Serhant Treat Winning as Responsibility?On The Knowledge Project, Ryan Serhant divides success into micro success and macro success. He counts the conversation itself as a success.

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